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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-10-08 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Richard Chaves

Biography:

Richard John Chaves is an American character actor. In the early 1980s, he began work as an actor taking on various soap opera roles until he gained a role in 1987 as Poncho in the science fiction film Predator. Soon afterward, his career received another boost with the role of Lt. Colonel Ironhorse in the television series War of the Worlds. Chaves once calculated that the volume of fan mail he received outnumbered the rest of the cast members by a four or five to one ratio.

Known For

Acting

2004

1996

Baja Run as Domingo

1995

1994

Night Realm as Ursis
Babylon 5 as Alvares

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger as Special Agent Samuel Mills

1991

Night Eyes II as Hector Mejenes

1989

L.A. Takedown as Lou Casals

1988

War of the Worlds as Colonel Paul Ironhorse

1987

Predator as Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez

1986

The Penalty Phase as Nolan Esherman
L.A. Law as Carlos Mendez

1985

Cease Fire as Badman
Witness as Detective
MacGyver as Enrique
MacGyver as Manny

1984

1982

1981

Fire on the Mountain as Army Lieutenant